Polis Seeks $10 Million in Environmental Training

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jared Polis is lobbying lawmakers who control federal funding to spend nearly $10 million in the 2015 fiscal year to “prepare students for the new green economy.”

The Colorado Democrat also said in a letter to lawmakers Tuesday that the money would fund the National Environmental Education Act, which pays for environmental education training for universities and non-profit organizations.

In addition, the taxpayer funding would support Project Learning Tree, which trains more than 500,000 people to reach out to 26 million students to teach community planning and issues dealing with energy, water, forestry, and wildlife.

Polis is urging fellow lawmakers to sign a letter he is sending to members of the House Appropriations Committee to lobby for the funding.

Polis credited environmental education for reducing discipline and classroom control problems, helping students perform better on standardized tests for reading, writing, and social studies, in addition to science and math.

The training would also encourage civic engagement and teach problem-solving skills, Polis said.

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One Response to Polis Seeks $10 Million in Environmental Training

joel in littleton

March 26, 2014 at 12:05 pm

“Polis credited environmental education for reducing discipline and classroom control problems, helping students perform better on standardized tests for reading, writing, and social studies, in addition to science and math.” Hey Polis,where do you get your info? You just make this stuff up as you go.Since when is,”An Inconvient Truth” a tool for helping our young students learn about the enviornment? Couldn’t keep your pie-hole shut,could you? Boulders’ number one TOOL.